Grain car



A. GUAY.

GRAIN CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12. 19 .9.

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A, GUAY.

GRAIN CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12. 1919.

Patented Sept 23, 1919.

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ADELARD GUAY, or Maureen, QUEBEC, CANADA, assreno'n or ONE-THIRD T ovrm LETOURNEAU AND one-rump T0 PACIFIQUE BELAIR. or MONTREAL, QUEBEC,

CANADA.

7 '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Aoinann Gear, a sub- 'ect of the King of Great Britain, residing at ontreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Cars; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

. exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention relates to improvements in grain cars and has for its. object the provision of improved means for discharging the contents of the same.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of a grain car embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view of one of the discharging spouts;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

. The preferred form of. construction as illustrated in the drawings comprises a box car of any suitable or desired construction and having its bottom formed to constitute two discharging hoppers 9 and 9, one serving to discharge the contents of one end of the car, and-the other serving to discharge the contents of the other end thereof. The discharging spout 10 leads from the bottom of each of the hoppers 9 and is provided with a removable cap 11 having a bayonet catch connection 12 therewith and also flexibly connected the-reuith by means of a chain 13. Each of the caps 11 are provided with an operating handle 14 and each discharging spout is inclosed in a housing 15 provided with an upwardly swinging bottom 16 and heldin closed position by means of a suitable lock 17. A detachable directing spout 18 is also provided and which may, if desired, be attached to either of the spouts 10 to direct the flow of grain therefrom as desired. Each of the discharging spouts 10 is controlled by a slide valve 19 riding; upon rollers 20'and equipped with an operating handle 21. The operating handle 21 cooperates with a vertical swinging locking lever or hasp 22 provided in its free end with e perforation adapted to fit over the end of Specification of Letters Patent.

GRAIN-CAR.

i the car, but said grain may be readily discharged or removed therefrom when desired.

"While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying out my invention this is capable of variations and modifications withoiit departing from the spirit of the invention. I there- 'fore do not wish to be limited to the precisei form and arrangement of parts disclosed, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

' 1. A grain car having a-hoppered bottom, adischarging spout leading from said hopper, a housing inclosing saidspout, an upwardly swinging bottom for said housing, a slide valve for closing and opening said spout, a handle on said slide valve, and means connected to the said bottom for locking said valve in closed position.

Patented Sept. 33, 1919.

Application filed March 12, 1919. Serial No. 282,111.

a discharging spout leading from said hop.-

per; a slide valve closing and opening said spout; an operating handle on-sald valve; a vertically swinging locking hasp slotted to i receive saidhandle therein, a perforation in said handle; and sealing means insertible through the perforation in saidhandle to seal said handle in closing position, substantially as described.

, 4. A grain ear having a hopper-ed bottom; a discharging spout leading fronnsaid hopper; aslide valve closing and opening said spout an perating-handle on said'valvet v r y. wi s 'leek sh ted t receive said handle therein, a-perforation in said handle; sealing means m'sertible through the perforation -in saicl'handle to goal said handle in closing position; a housing inel0s= illg sa'id spout, an upwardly swinging bot- "tom for said housing,.uncle-lock for. saidbottoin. o.

5; A gram curlmvmg a lmppered bottom,

A a 'gliselmrge spfiuhleading from said h0pper,-. 10 a slide valve for regulating the Closing-1n! opening: of said-s1wub,-':u1 operating handle garried by said valve, w'lmsfi member plvobf ally mounted on said our bottom,- com'iectlng ii-leans for the hand and lmsp n wml means'for actuating said fias'fi and handle for sealing the said valve in closed position. 6. Agrzun em having a hnpperml bottom,

a, discharge spout leading from said hopper a slide vali'e for regulating the closing and opening f said spout, an operating hanille .earried by said velve,-a hasp member pivot- 'l.or opemtingisuid valve to open position.

In. witness vhel'eof 1' hzn e hereunto set in hand.

J ADELA'KI)Q'UAY. 

